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THE PLYMOUTH BARBICAN TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 203774 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as PLYMOUTH BARBICAN ASSOCIATION LIMITED

The acquisition of land and buildings of historic or architectural value and interest in the City of Plymouth and to restore, preserve, improve,manage and develop such assets. To distribute, display, exhibit, present, archive, digitise or otherwise store, pictures, records or similar material relating to, but not exclusively, land and buildings in the South of England.

Objects

TO ACQUIRE BY PURCHASE, OR EXCHANGE OR OTHERWISE LAND AND BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC OR ARCHITECTURAL VALUE AND INTEREST IN THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH, OR ANY RIGHTS OR INTEREST THEREIN AND TO RESTORE, PRESERVE, IMPROVE, MANAGE, DEVELOP MORTGAGE, LEASE OR OTHERWISE DISPOSE OF THE SAME. TO DE RESEARCH INTO THE HISTORY AND DEVELOP PUBLIC INTEREST IN THESE LANDS AND BUILDINGS.TO DISTRIBUTE, DISPLAY, EXHIBIT, PRESENT, ARCHIVE, DIGITISE OR OTHERWISE STORE, PICTURES, RECORDS OR SIMILAR MATERIAL RELATING TO, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, LAND AND BUILDINGS IN THE SOUTH OF ENGLAND.

Area of benefit: CITY OF PLYMOUTH

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Accommodation/housing · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Plymouth, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£211k
Latest spending
£241k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net expenditure of £26,072 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,156,881 to £3,130,809. Free reserves stood at £435,809, which the trustees consider adequate to maintain services. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the going concern basis.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: to try and maintain a level of free reserves, that are those unrestricted funds which are not invested in fixed assets, designated for a specific purpose or otherwise committed which meet the cost of the Trust's governance and the level of its preservation policy within its available budget. (reserves figure: £436k)
“It is the policy of the company to try and maintain a level of free reserves, that are those unrestricted funds which are not invested in fixed assets, designated for a specific purpose or otherwise committed which meet the cost of the Trust's governance and the level of its preservation policy within its available budget.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: TC Bromhead Limited (secretarial/accounting services paid to company where secretary J Groves has equity interest)
“J Groves secretary of The Plymouth Barbican Trust Limited has an equity interest in TC Bromhead Limited a company which provides secretarial and accounting services, which was paid £11,687” — page 15
“C Robinson a director of The Plymouth Barbican Trust Limited, leases 34 New Street and space B 41-42 New Street. The rentals due for the year were £8,003” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: C Robinson (director) leases properties from the Trust
“J Groves secretary of The Plymouth Barbican Trust Limited has an equity interest in TC Bromhead Limited a company which provides secretarial and accounting services, which was paid £11,687” — page 15
“C Robinson a director of The Plymouth Barbican Trust Limited, leases 34 New Street and space B 41-42 New Street. The rentals due for the year were £8,003” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Atkinson Architects Ltd (services provided by company where director R Atkinson is director/shareholder)
“J Groves secretary of The Plymouth Barbican Trust Limited has an equity interest in TC Bromhead Limited a company which provides secretarial and accounting services, which was paid £11,687” — page 15
“C Robinson a director of The Plymouth Barbican Trust Limited, leases 34 New Street and space B 41-42 New Street. The rentals due for the year were £8,003” — page 15
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

13 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (13 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Plymouth City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2025£211k£241k
31/12/2024£226k£215k
31/12/2023£198k£126k
31/12/2022£207k£155k
31/12/2021£185k£123k

Common questions

Is THE PLYMOUTH BARBICAN TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net expenditure of £26,072 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £3,156,881 to £3,130,809. Free reserves stood at £435,809, which the trustees consider adequate to maintain services. The accounts were subject to independent examination rather than audit, with no material uncertainties identified regarding the going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/03/2010£112k"'Image building' - A project to improve access to and interpretation of the regions visual heritage by the Plymouth Barbican Association Sou"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/04/2007£50k"South West News Image Bank"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PILGRIM TRUST2£50k
THE FORBES CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£75k
THE MERCERS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£60k
THE ARCHITECTURAL HERITAGE FUND1£43k
THE DULVERTON TRUST1£22k
WILLIAM ADLINGTON CADBURY CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST1£19k
THE RIX-THOMPSON-ROTHENBERG FOUNDATION1£6k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BREAMORE ANCIENT BUILDINGS CONSERVATION TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE PLYMOUTH BARBICAN TRUST LIMITED£211k——unclear—no doubt
BREAMORE ANCIENT BUILDINGS CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025£38k—0unclear—noted
THE HAMPSHIRE BUILDINGS PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025£862k—0below—no doubt
FENWICK CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£388k—0unclear—no doubt
BIRMINGHAM CONSERVATION TRUST FY2025£337k—0unclear—no doubt
TYNE AND WEAR BUILDING PRESERVATION TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.